• SHORT TITLE(S) AS INTRODUCED:
  Health Research and Quality Act of 1999

• OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
  To amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.

7/14/1999:

Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.

7/23/1999:

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

7/27/1999:

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

7/27/1999:

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

8/5/1999:

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

8/5/1999:

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

8/5/1999 9:43pm:

Ms. Pryce (OH) asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce have until midnight on Sept. 7 to file a report on H.R. 2506. Agreed to without objection.

9/8/1999 6:40pm:

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Commerce. H. Rept. 106-305.

9/8/1999 6:41pm:

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 183.

9/22/1999 6:41pm:

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 299 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2506 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Commerce now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by section. Specified amendments are in order.

9/28/1999 2:53pm:

Rule H. Res. 299 passed House.

9/28/1999 2:53pm:

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 299.

9/28/1999 2:54pm:

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 299 and Rule XXIII.

9/28/1999 2:54pm:

The Speaker designated the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as Chairman of the Committee.

9/28/1999 3:02pm:

H.AMDT.489 Amendments (A001) offered by Mr. Bilirakis.
Amendments make technical and conforming changes.

9/28/1999 3:03pm:

H.AMDT.489 On agreeing to the Bilirakis amendments (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.

9/28/1999 3:06pm:

H.AMDT.490 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Andrews.
Amendment requires the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research internet web site to provide linkages to consumer satisfaction agencies that perform evaluations on health care quality.

9/28/1999 3:06pm:

H.AMDT.490 Andrews amendment (A002) modified by unanimous consent. The modification clarifies that the linkages must meet appropriate criteria.

9/28/1999 3:09pm:

H.AMDT.490 On agreeing to the Andrews amendment (A002) as modified Agreed to by voice vote.

9/28/1999 3:10pm:

H.AMDT.491 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Davis (IL).
Amendment provides that the Director shall consider shortages in researchers who are members of priority populations and the number of researchers who are addressing these populations when allocating training funds.

9/28/1999 3:15pm:

H.AMDT.491 On agreeing to the Davis (IL) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.

9/28/1999 3:16pm:

H.AMDT.492 Amendments (A004) offered by Ms. Jackson-Lee (TX).
Amendments include inner city areas to rural and frontier areas among the priority populations; and provide for the creation of the Office of Special Populations.

9/28/1999 3:25pm:

H.AMDT.492 On agreeing to the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendments (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.

9/28/1999 3:26pm:

H.AMDT.493 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Davis (IL).
Amendment requires an annual report to Congress regarding prevailing disparities in health care delivery as it relates to racial factors and socio-economic factors in priority populations.

9/28/1999 3:31pm:

H.AMDT.493 On agreeing to the Davis (IL) amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.

9/28/1999 3:32pm:

H.AMDT.494 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Davis (IL).
Amendment expands the entities eligible to receive grants and contracts for clinical practices and technology innovation to include minority institutions of higher education (such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Hispanic institutions).

9/28/1999 3:35pm:

H.AMDT.494 On agreeing to the Davis (IL) amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.

9/28/1999 3:36pm:

H.AMDT.495 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Thompson (CA).
Amendment requires the Director to include among the evidence-based clinical practices and health-care technologies promoted by the agency, the examination and treatment of victims of sexual assault, and the training of health professionals in performing medical evidentiary examinations of persons who are victims of sexual assault.

9/28/1999 3:42pm:

H.AMDT.495 On agreeing to the Thompson (CA) amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.

9/28/1999 3:43pm:

H.AMDT.496 Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Pascrell.
Amendment requires the Director to support research regarding cancer and cardiovascular diseases in women.

9/28/1999 3:48pm:

H.AMDT.496 On agreeing to the Pascrell amendment (A008) Agreed to by voice vote.

9/28/1999 3:49pm:

H.AMDT.497 Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Tierney.
Amendment directs the agency to study methods to reduce the costs of prescription drugs to consumers.

9/28/1999 4:06pm:

H.AMDT.497 On agreeing to the Tierney amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.

9/28/1999 4:07pm:

H.AMDT.498 Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Tierney.
Amendment requires the agency to conduct studies of the organization, delivery, and financing of health services in order to determine the cost and quality effects of various methods of substantially increasing the number of individuals in the United States who have access to health services.

9/28/1999 4:11pm:

H.AMDT.498 Tierney amendment (A010) modified by unanimous consent. The modification clarifies that the studies shall include an examination of financial impacts of a range of health reforms to include but are not limited a single payor insurance protram.

9/28/1999 4:35pm:

H.AMDT.498 On agreeing to the Tierney amendment (A010) as modified Agreed to by voice vote.

9/28/1999 4:36pm:

H.AMDT.499 Amendment (A011) offered by Mr. Stearns.
Amendment requires the Director to develop recommendations regarding the placement of automatic external defibrillators in Federal buildings.

9/28/1999 4:44pm:

H.AMDT.499 On agreeing to the Stearns amendment (A011) Agreed to by voice vote.

9/28/1999 4:46pm:

H.AMDT.500 Amendment (A012) offered by Mrs. Johnson (CT).
Amendment establishes a graduate medical education grant program for children's hospitals.

9/28/1999 5:19pm:

H.AMDT.500 On agreeing to the Johnson (CT) amendment (A012) Agreed to by voice vote.

9/28/1999 5:20pm:

H.AMDT.501 Amendment (A013) offered by Mr. McGovern.
Amendment requires the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a study to determine whether and to what extent there is a shortage of licensed pharmacists.

9/28/1999 5:23pm:

H.AMDT.501 On agreeing to the McGovern amendment (A013) Agreed to by voice vote.

9/28/1999 5:24pm:

H.AMDT.502 Amendment (A014) offered by Mr. Thompson (CA).
Amendment requires the agency to submit to Congress a report that identifies any factors that inhibit the expansion and accessibility of telemedicine services, including factors relating to telemedicine networks.

9/28/1999 5:35pm:

H.AMDT.502 On agreeing to the Thompson (CA) amendment (A014) Agreed to by voice vote.

9/28/1999 5:36pm:

H.AMDT.503 Amendment (A015) offered by Mr. Traficant.
Amendment requires that funds expended under the bill must be in conformance with the Buy American Act; and expresses the sense of Congress that equipment and products purchased with funds made available under the bill should be American-made.

9/28/1999 5:40pm:

H.AMDT.503 On agreeing to the Traficant amendment (A015) Agreed to by voice vote.

9/28/1999 5:40pm:

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

9/28/1999 5:41pm:

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2506.

9/28/1999 5:41pm:

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

9/28/1999 6:03pm:

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 417 - 7 (Roll no. 457).

9/28/1999 6:03pm:

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

9/28/1999 6:03pm:

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2506.

9/30/1999:

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.

Committee/Subcommittee:		Activity:
House Commerce		Referral, Reporting
	Subcommittee on Health and Environment	Referral, Reporting
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions		Referral

Bill:	Relationship:
H.RES.299	Rule related to H.R.2506 in House
S.580	Related bill as identified by the House Clerk's office

1. H.AMDT.489 to H.R.2506 Amendments make technical and conforming changes.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael - Latest Major Action: 9/28/1999 House amendment agreed to

2. H.AMDT.490 to H.R.2506 Amendment requires the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research internet web site to provide linkages to consumer satisfaction agencies that perform evaluations on health care quality.
Sponsor: Rep Andrews, Robert E. - Latest Major Action: 9/28/1999 House amendment agreed to

3. H.AMDT.491 to H.R.2506 Amendment provides that the Director shall consider shortages in researchers who are members of priority populations and the number of researchers who are addressing these populations when allocating training funds.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Danny K. - Latest Major Action: 9/28/1999 House amendment agreed to

4. H.AMDT.492 to H.R.2506 Amendments include inner city areas to rural and frontier areas among the priority populations; and provide for the creation of the Office of Special Populations.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila - Latest Major Action: 9/28/1999 House amendment agreed to

5. H.AMDT.493 to H.R.2506 Amendment requires an annual report to Congress regarding prevailing disparities in health care delivery as it relates to racial factors and socio-economic factors in priority populations.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Danny K. - Latest Major Action: 9/28/1999 House amendment agreed to

6. H.AMDT.494 to H.R.2506 Amendment expands the entities eligible to receive grants and contracts for clinical practices and technology innovation to include minority institutions of higher education (such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Hispanic institutions).
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Danny K. - Latest Major Action: 9/28/1999 House amendment agreed to

7. H.AMDT.495 to H.R.2506 Amendment requires the Director to include among the evidence-based clinical practices and health-care technologies promoted by the agency, the examination and treatment of victims of sexual assault, and the training of health professionals in performing medical evidentiary examinations of persons who are victims of sexual assault.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Mike - Latest Major Action: 9/28/1999 House amendment agreed to

8. H.AMDT.496 to H.R.2506 Amendment requires the Director to support research regarding cancer and cardiovascular diseases in women.
Sponsor: Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. - Latest Major Action: 9/28/1999 House amendment agreed to

9. H.AMDT.497 to H.R.2506 Amendment directs the agency to study methods to reduce the costs of prescription drugs to consumers.
Sponsor: Rep Tierney, John F. - Latest Major Action: 9/28/1999 House amendment agreed to

10. H.AMDT.498 to H.R.2506 Amendment requires the agency to conduct studies of the organization, delivery, and financing of health services in order to determine the cost and quality effects of various methods of substantially increasing the number of individuals in the United States who have access to health services.
Sponsor: Rep Tierney, John F. - Latest Major Action: 9/28/1999 House amendment agreed to

11. H.AMDT.499 to H.R.2506 Amendment requires the Director to develop recommendations regarding the placement of automatic external defibrillators in Federal buildings.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff - Latest Major Action: 9/28/1999 House amendment agreed to

12. H.AMDT.500 to H.R.2506 Amendment establishes a graduate medical education grant program for children's hospitals.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Nancy L. - Latest Major Action: 9/28/1999 House amendment agreed to

13. H.AMDT.501 to H.R.2506 Amendment requires the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a study to determine whether and to what extent there is a shortage of licensed pharmacists.
Sponsor: Rep McGovern, James P. - Latest Major Action: 9/28/1999 House amendment agreed to

14. H.AMDT.502 to H.R.2506 Amendment requires the agency to submit to Congress a report that identifies any factors that inhibit the expansion and accessibility of telemedicine services, including factors relating to telemedicine networks.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Mike - Latest Major Action: 9/28/1999 House amendment agreed to

15. H.AMDT.503 to H.R.2506 Amendment requires that funds expended under the bill must be in conformance with the Buy American Act; and expresses the sense of Congress that equipment and products purchased with funds made available under the bill should be American-made.
Sponsor: Rep Traficant, James A., Jr. - Latest Major Action: 9/28/1999 House amendment agreed to

Rep Bonior, David E. - 7/15/1999	Rep Brown, Sherrod - 7/14/1999
Rep Davis, Jim - 7/15/1999	Rep Farr, Sam - 7/15/1999
Rep Greenwood, James C. - 7/14/1999	Rep Thurman, Karen L. - 7/14/1999
Rep Waxman, Henry A. - 7/15/1999	Rep Whitfield, Ed - 7/15/1999